La végétarienne!

Outside the university there is a street filled just with food vendors and carts selling paper and other school supplies.  This is where we go to find delicious egg sandwiches and Fataya – which is basically like fried dough with meat and fries inside.  The other day while waiting for out sandwiches a student I didn’t recognize came up to me and said “ La végétarienne! Ca va?” I am pretty sure I must be the only vegetarian he has ever met, that he remembers me from what must have been two weeks ago- the last time I was there.  Most people aren’t really sure what to do with vegetarians here.  Last night they gave me just a giant plate of shredded carrots to eat.  But being vegetarian is pretty much the only way you will get vegetables here – they aren’t served much as they are considered a meal for poor people only.  Which is ironic as salads are often the most expensive item on a menu.